Arizona earthquakes in 1979
12 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Arizona in 1979. The largest: M3.7 2 km E of Scenic, Arizona, Aug 5, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Arizona. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 2.5162km E of Fortuna Foothills, AZ · 6 km deep
- 2.744km E of Fortuna Foothills, AZ · 6 km deep
- 2.6169km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ · 6 km deep
- 3.5225km SE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ · 6 km deep
- 3.72 km E of Scenic, Arizona · 5 km deep
- 3.2201km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ · 6 km deep
- 2.5153km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ · 6 km deep
- 3.2200km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ · 6 km deep
- 2.5177km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ · 6 km deep
- 3.081km ESE of Kingman, AZ · 0 km deep
- 3.1120km ENE of Quartzsite, AZ · 0 km deep
- 2.830km N of Laughlin, NV · 6 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 2 | 3.1 | 120km ENE of Quartzsite, AZ |
| February 1979 | 0 | ||
| March 1979 | 1 | 3.0 | 81km ESE of Kingman, AZ |
| April 1979 | 2 | 3.2 | 200km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ |
| May 1979 | 1 | 2.5 | 153km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ |
| June 1979 | 1 | 3.2 | 201km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ |
| July 1979 | 0 | ||
| August 1979 | 1 | 3.7 | 2 km E of Scenic, Arizona |
| September 1979 | 0 | ||
| October 1979 | 0 | ||
| November 1979 | 2 | 3.5 | 225km SE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ |
| December 1979 | 2 | 2.7 | 44km E of Fortuna Foothills, AZ |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.